The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-25 00:00:00

...No. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA Covent-orden The nobility, Eentry, subscribers. and the public are respect fitly informed that the Season will close on Saturday, July 30—viz., this day month. There will in next meek be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. and Saturday. Second appearance of Mdlle. Artot. THIS EVENING (Saturday), June 25, will be performed for the Fecond time this season, Don zetti's opera, in two acts, LA FIGLIA DltL REGGIMENTO. Maria, Mdile. Artot, her second appearance at the Royal Italian Opera ; Marchesa, Madame Tagliafico ; Suipizio, Signor Ronconi, his second appearance in that character ; Caporale, Signor Fallar ; and Toni°, S.gner Neri-Baraldi. Conductor, Mr. Costa. After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchantee. Sup ported by Mdlle. Mdfle. Carmine, M :Ile. Navarre, Md.le. Assunta, M. — )esplaces, and Mr. W. 11. Payne. Commence at half past Eight Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre bta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. a mphitheatre.72s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had git the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is pen from ten to five, and az the principal musicsellers' and ji brarians THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Slr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Bnckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &o.; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Followed by LORD DITNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, .to. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last Night of Hamlet and the present Season. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET THIS EVENING (Saturday). Claudius, Mr. Emery ; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan: Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden heft ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Wlddicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W. Drlntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, laiBB enrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elaworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet com liences at S. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vi n i ng THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray, Af t er which, at a qu arter- past Etiht (first time) THE MONASTERY OF S JUSr : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars ton, J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, . Seyton, hapman ; Mrs. H. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella lolas. To conclude with DRAWING-ROOMS, SECOND FLOOR, AND ATTICS. Paddy ftvrLAW THEA fitE-RO YAL, ABE LPlll. &ale Proprietor and Managar. Mr. B. Webster. A.ll THIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. Followed by THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. Billington, J. L. Toole, and Bedford, Stephenson, S.uart; Miss V? oolgar, Miss Kate Kelly, Itirs. Bill ngton. After which, THE AREA BELLE, with Norrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Too:e, P. Bedford, x. RomerMiss Woolgar, snd Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. tinder the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dien Boueicault ,Esq., every Evening. Re-engagement of those ce ebraced and popular artistes, Mr. an Mrs. Charles Mathi,w's Amongst the artists enraged will be fOund the popular wanes of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. .1. Clarke, Mr. Paul _Bedford, Mr. F. liobinson. Mr. AsLley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss Harbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Timms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentrortn, and Mrs. Stirring. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before S, an entirely new and original Comely, in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash' ey, Mr. W. Cbam ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta:Simms. At 10, by particular desire, COOL AS A CUCUMB ER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with 61:CAKE HANDS Mr. J. Clarke ; Miss Fanny Josephs. Commerce at 7. :LI MOSES AND SON A. respectfully can attention to their large and well assorted stock of. JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest Moms are combined with the latest and most fashionable oesigns, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices sr, such as must satisfy the most economical. Tnis depart ment is in a coati= part of the premises, which will be found a great convenience for ladies and children, MOSES AND. SON E• respectfully invite public attention to their large and - well-assorted SPICING STOCK. "LI MOSES AND SON'S iu.A• "SANDRINGHAM" WRAPPER introduced by them) is the newest and most fashionth:e style of Overcoats for the season. MOSES AN]) SON'S • READY-MADE and BESPOKE CLOTHING for all classes and all ages. EMOSES AND SON'S • CELEBRATED " INDISPENSABLE " SUIT, rom 50s. MOSES AND SON'S • HOSIERY and DR kPERY, for all classes and all ages. EMOSES AND SON'S • HATS AND CAPS, for all c asses and all ages. E. MOSES AND S O N'S _ BOOTS atd SHOES, for all classes and all aies. MOSES AND SON'S OUTFITS. for all classes, all ages, and all climates. - E 1 MOSES AND SON'S LONDON HOUSES, 134, 155, 15', 157, Minories; 83, 81, 85, 86, 87, BR, 80, Aldgate ; 500. 5C7, 508, New Oxford—street ;1,2, 3, Hart-s! re t 137, 138, Tottenham-ccurt-rcad ; 2SB, Euston-road WI MOSES AND SON'S • COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENT, Bridge-street, Bridford, Yorkshire. - L - 1 MOSES AND SON'S _ILA. Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset until :..z aturclay evening at sunset, when business is re sumed un'il ii o'clock. A 1 articles ar marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article not appr,ved of will be esLhanged, or the money re• nrned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement. Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, "The Tercentenary ; or, The Three Ilundredth 2iiithday of William Shakapear;," gratis and post flee. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COAL .. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' .23 9. Per ton. 1 Double 205. per ton. Top ............ 225. Deep ....215. „ , , Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne 1 - ', i r . uad s w., wr„ and XL luen-lane, N. and ll', South Wharf, addington, Best Coke .................15s. per elrlldrOn. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. 1-1 E THIRD EDITION OF " THE suy, I Containing the Latest STORTLNG naELLI GEN CE, an be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENJE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather--Sun Office, .Tune 25, 1861.. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock ' .60 Barometer-30.11. WIND—S.W. ; moderate breeze and fine, but cloudy at times. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, THIS am—Morning, sd. 56m.—Afternoon, 6h. 20m. Ta-monatow.-Morning, 6h. 45m.—Aftelmoen, 7h. 16m. c • "dr S /Is) LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1864. While we are, here in England, looking forward to the imminent probability of war between our selves and Germany —the abortive Conference holding its final meeting this afternoon, and the Ministerial explanations therefore being pledged, b o th in the Lords an d in the Commons, for Monday—tidings again come to us from Atlhntic of beyond thethe steady and fierce continuance of th.r...t dreadful struggle in North America, that has now been go i ng on during these last four frightful years sonseentively. " News of Battle" the American news st ill non _ Clines to be, with terrible earnf.istuess. Not — o f sham fights, or of mere skirmishings, or of bloodless strategic movements. But—of strenuous col. lisions between, cr of desperate shiftings of, whole divisions, sometimes whole armies of those living chessxnen! Every collision, every shift ing, marked in characters of blood at once upon ' the soil and upon the annals of that great republic, known during the best part of a century, but known now no longer, and we telly be quite certain never to be known spin, as the United States. °Lice more the tiiiiep brought to us from these sanguinary battlefields are of failure and loss on the numerically stronger side, the side of the Federals—of success, of victory upon victory, on the numerically weaker side, the side of the Confederates. Says one account brought to us per the Australasian—" The Federal expedition under STURGISS, which left Memphis in SHERMAN'S rear, was defeated by FORREST at Gantown, Ten nessee, with loss of his artillery and many pri soners." The telegram adding, "STURGISS was killed." Another account of the same occu•:rence making the result yet more unmistakably one adverse to the Federal interests, and in the interests of the Confederates. As thus :—" A Federal expedition, 8,000 strong, under General STURGISS, which left Memphis on the Ist instant, has been defeated at Guntown, West Tennessee, byiGeneral FORREST, with loss o: all its artillery trains, ammunition, and many prisoners." This fuller account, observing yet further that the rem nant of the expedition had returned to Memphis. The "remnant" of it, observe ! All the military trains, all the ammunition, and many prisoners, having been captured—and a remnant (out of a force of eight thousand) alone escaping from of the victorious grasp of General FORREST and his Confederates. Certainly, when the South does win a victory it generally contrives to do so, in two senses of the word, with a vengeance! Few things are so unsatisfactory as when a dee cided advance has been made in advocating the claims of the oppressed, for a retrogado movement to be taken, and much of the desired object to be lest. It was felt by all competent persons that such an untoward incident had occurred when Sir G. GREY succeeded in getting his committee appointed to consider the case of Mr. BEWICKE, instead of the original intention of Mr. BERKELEY being carried out to allow the House to pronounce an opinion on the matter. The result has more than realised the fears of the unfortunate sufferer and his friends. The committee have virtually left things in much the same state as they were before, or, if anything, it may be said thet they have made bad worse by thus sanctioning the measures take a by the autho rities, and establishing the dangerous precedent that the State is not bound to compensate for inju ries received from the mistakes of the law or its agents. Nothing can be more dislstrous in its effect than for this notion to gain ground among us. It lays the foundation of tyranny, injustice, and oppression ; and abounds with dangerous doctrines which are sure to make themselves apparent in due course. The more the whole features of the case are considered attentively, the greater astonishment will prevail at the supine ness that has distinguished those who lave had to deal with this affair. At all times it is a sad and solemn business when a man has been unjustly con demned to a severe sentence, but in the instance of Mr. BEWICKE every possible aggravation seemed to attend his course. His life has been utterly changed, his prospects rained, his property confis cated, and all for want of due care and consideration on the part of those who should have known better. In reply to the urgent appeal for justice, the victim is to look for the " favourable consideration of the Crown." This is not the way to deal with such a matter. If an injury has been proved to have been done to any one it is the bounden duty of all who have been parties to its infliction to do their utmost in the way of reparation and atonement. The words, " If I have done wrong to any man I restore him fourfold," are worthy tests for the contemplation of all who call themselves Christians, and cannot too often serve as models for example, and precepts for guidance. Allowing that Mr. BEwICKE's conduct was extremely foolish and decidedly unwise, the follies and faults of one parson do not excuse or justify the commission of crime and the committal of injuries by others. The men who swore away Mr. BEWICKE'S reputation had themselves none to lose. One was, indeed, a defaulter himself, and had bean convicted of perjury previously. No matter how interest and prejudice may seek to hush up mutters, these facts are known to be true, and it is an insult to the common sense, the good taste, anti the right feeling of the community to allow such a course to continue much longer. We have all heard a great deal of the merits of English law, but no foreign land can excel such arbitrary regulations as those enforced against Mr. BEWICKE. The secret of nearly all this confusion ariees from the mistaken idea that has gained ground in so many influential quarters, that property must be protected at all hazards, and for this purpose all the myrmidons of the law seem to be considered saved in the execu tion of their duty. A more fatal blunder cannot be made ; the very importance of the nature of their office should call for attention and demand careful ness, and all who fall short of this desideratum ought to be reprehended. Why does no one inquire more particularly into the cause of the men employed being so unfit for their position. It was the bounden duty of the sheriff to look to this matter. The rights of her MAJESTY'S subjects are at stake if this laxity is to continue. There was great cul pability somewhere, and this seems to have entirely escaped the attention of the committee. What the magistrates were about, not to make themselves ac- qr.ainted with the character of their witnesses is also incomprehensible. The whole thing is most mysterious from beginning to end. It is very unfortunate, as regards the solution 'of the case, that Mr. BEWICKE should have so compromised himself by his strange demeanour on several oce'.i- B locs ;, but it,must be borne in mind that the ends of iwitice will not be answered if due Care and cautio n The worki be n o t exerc i se d to meet the emergency. Aga of th e l aw are so o f ten of a harsh and arbitrary n a ture, that persons wh o h ave not b een in the habit ot exercising eelf-control may very 1 readily mak e mistakes and fall into errors, from acting on the impulse of the moment, i ns t ea d o f conforming themselves t o • . ct. roumstanoes. It is, besides, an acknowledged f •4Ct that Mr. BEWICKE has been treated unfairly, and nn' condemned to losses and a 'lle dignity of the nnoyances. , , t , State is seriously compreraisea I, uy wrong being perpetrated on the subject, and that subject bein g prevented from seeking a remedy. i -t is to the credit of Lord JOHN MANNERS, and those who sup. ported him, that they advocated a different course, and proposed that five thousand pounds abould be paid to the injured individual. It is really nenee, sary that all this unsatisfactory condition of o ur laws and statutes be taken into consideration, for no one can deny that as at present matters stand an innocent man may be deprived of all that makes life enjoyable, and when shattered in health, broken in spirit, and penniless in means, be told that the State, which was not too hasty to make a mistake, ❑or too harsh to drive matters to extremities, is too mean to make reparation, and too self-conceited to acknowledge an error, and in the only way that it can to make restitution and atonement. There is no part of our constitutional traditions more zealously upheld and more resolutely dung to than the privileges of municipal corporations. We have in our own day seen the failure of sever ral attempts at restriction and reform when they trenched too closely on the rights of the City and the citizens. The most remarkable of these efforts was the Government measure for amalgamating the City F Q ii ca with the ;14trop4iiitua itxce, an effort , THE SUN, _LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE . 25, 1864. l (-7, 71 c e A.k `lte o 444 wt. tN I, \___,," - -- 7 ,. -- q - 0.11111,4 k ,c..,.....--7 HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, June 24. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High. nesses the Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon in an open carriage and four, attended by Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. D. do Roe. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Prince Louis of Hesse, and Prince Arthur, drove in a car riage and four to Virginia Water. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Buff, took a carriage drive. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and Prince Leo pold walked and drove in the grounds this morn ing. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Carolina Bar rington, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, and Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. D. de nos, went to London this morning, and honoured Mr. Holman Hunt with an inspection of his pictures in Hanover -street, and afterwards inspected Mr. Simpson's water. colour drawings of India. The princesses afterwards were present at the Bazaar in the Horticultural Gardens, and returned to Windsor at two o'clock, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left the Castle to-day for Wool wich, to embark for Ostend, whence the prince will go to Brussels to visit his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Prince Arthur will afterwards proceed to Coburg, and from thence to Switzerland. The Pzizice and Princes of Wales, The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, and attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel. The Princess of Wales, accompanied by Princess Mary of Cambridge, and attended by the Mar chioness of CArratathen, went to Westminster Abbey. The Prince of Wales went to Willis's Rooms and presided at the meeting of the Society for the En• couragement of Arts, Manufactures, end Commerce, and distributed the prizes given by the society. His Royal Highness was attended by the Earl of Mount- Edgeumbe, Lieut.-General Knollys, and Lieut.- Colonel Keppel, The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, honoured the Duke of Devonshire with their company at dinner. The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Baroness von Grancy and Captain von Wes ter, weller, honoured the Duke of Devonshire with their company at the ball at Devonshire House in the evening. Visit of the Prince arid Princess of Wales to Devonshire House. Last evening the Duke of Devonshire was honoured with a visit from their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at his town resi dence, Devonshire Houee,where a grand banquet was given on the occasion, succeeded afterwards by a ball at which the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse were also present. Tne Prince and Princess of Wales, who were attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Lieutenant• Colonel Keppel, arrived at eight o'clock, and were received by the noble host, the Marquis of Hartington, and Lady Louisa Cavendish. The royal guests were soon afterwards conducted to the diningroom where the banquet took place. The table was laid out with the magnificent silver plateau, and lighted by some elaborately chased sil ver candelabra. On the buffet was a rich display of gold and silver plate, salvers, &c., conspicuous among which was the celebrated salver made from the snuff boxes presented to the late Duke of Devonshire by the sovereigns of Europe. Another feature worthy of remark was the valu able gold dessert service, an heirloom, known as "The Burlington service," belonging exclusively to the present duke and his line, which was used on the occasion, and was greatly admired, more pro. bably from being considered unique. The Prince of Wales on the right of the Lady Louisa Cavendish, and the Princess occupied a simi lar position on the side of the Duke of Devonshire. The dinner party was confined to a circle of 24. In addition to th© illustrious guests and the noble duke there were present the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess of Daikeith, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viscount Hamilton, Lord and Lady George Cavendish and Mies Cavendish,Lady Blanche Egerton, Colonel Hon. Henry W. J., and Mrs. Byng, Hon. Henry Bourke, Hon. Charles R. Carington, Lord Edward and Lady Louisa Caven dish, the Hon. and Rev. Francis Grey, and the Marchioness of Carmarthen bnd Lieut.-Gol. in waiting on the Prince and Princess of Wales. The noble suite of rooms devoted to the ball was brilliantly illuminated and decorated with the choicest exotics and flowering plants, disposed with much artistic effect, and in such profusion that a grateful fragrance was diffused throughout the apartments. The plants here and in other parts of the mansion were supplied from the extensive con servatories at Chatsworth and Chiswick. The saloon in the centre of the mansion was prepared for danc ing, and was illuminated by five crystal lustres, tht light from which was reflected on the large mirror,. in richly carved frames, and it also served admir ably to exhibit the vaulted ceiling with its gilt mouldings and finely ezecutr-d carvings. An alcove over tl,e portico, adorned with rare plants, was user) as a retiring room for the princes and princesset• during the pauses in the dance. The large ball-room adjoining the saloon was also prepared for dancing, having an orchestra at one end. This, the larger ball-room, was also effectively illuminated by chandeliers depending from the richly carved roof. and by clutters of wax lights around. The remaining apartments, including the library, which contains an unrivalled collection of plays, were also made available for promenading during the evening. The beautiful white marble staircase, with its gilded baluters, surmounted by a crystal hand-rail, was lit by a number of lamps supported by gil t brackets, and presented a dazzlingly brilliant ap pearance as the guests entered. Few town houses possess such an extensive gar den as that at the rear of Devonshire House, and here, by the aid of coloured lamps disposed around the beds, and ranged along the borders, a very effective display was produced. Among other illuminated devices was a large Prince of Wales's plume placed at the extremity of the centre walk, showing clearly by its distance from the mansion the great extent of the grounds. At ten o'clock the company began to assemble for the ball, and np to midnight carriages arrived without cessation The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse arrived about half-past ten. Their royal highnesses were attended by Captain von Westerweller and Madlje. de Grancy. Hs Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, C. 8., arrived shortly before eleven o'clock. The Princess Mary of Cambridge, with Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain A. Ellis in wait- ing, came son afterwards. The Duchess of Cam bridge and the Grand Ductless of Mecklenburg- Strelitz were unavoidably prevented attending the ball. It was after 11 o'clock when the ball was opened with a quadrille by the Prince of Wales and Lady Louisa Cavendish and the Princess of Wales and the Marquis of Hartington. Refreshments were served during the evening in an apartment adjoining the ball-rcome Over the mantelpiece was the celebrated Devonshire gems, which the public lately had an opportunity of in- meeting at South Kensington Museum, were they formed part of the loan collection of objects or arL. All the plate on ire table : both detorAtive And utilitarian, was of frosted and burnished silver, t centre piece being of classic design. Ater this temporary cessation dancing was re sumed, and was kept up with spirit to an advanced hour. The Duke of Cambridge did not retire until after one o'clock. The Princess Mary and the illus. trious prince and princess to whom the entertain ment was given did not leave until a later hour. The Duke of Buceleuch has left town for Edin burgh, to take the command of the militia, of which corps his grace is colonel, The Duke of Sutherland arrived at Stkifferd House yesterday from the Mediterranean. The Earl of Sefton returned home with his grace. The Earl of Devo❑ was unavoidably prevented from attending her Majes:y's Levee on Wednesday last. The Earl and Countess of Darnley were not present, as was inadvertently stated, at the marriage of la H. Millbanke and Lady Susan Osborne, being prevented by the death of a relative. Lord end Ledy Frederick Cavendish left Devon shire House yesterday on a continental tour. At the Levee on Wednesday last Lord Harris was presented by Viscount Sydney, on his appointment as honorary colonel of the East Kent Regiment of Militia. Mr. and Lady Evelyn Brudenell Bruce have left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Woolstone Lodge/ Farringdon• Sir John and Lady Bowring have left town for Paris. Sir -John is accredited as Minister .Plenipotentia r y and Envoy Extraordinary to the Emperor of the French by the King of the Hawaiin Islands, The late Earl Poulett, whose death we reeenTlY announced, was the eldest son of John the fonrth earl, by Sophia, daughter cf Admiral Sir George Pocock, K 8.. an d married August 28, 1820, Charlotte Fanny, only daughter and heiress cf the late Mr Henry Edward Berkeley Portman, of Bryanston House. in the county cf Dorset, by tho Hon. Lucy Elizabeth Dormer, daughter of Charles eighth Lord Dormer, and by her, who survives him, had issue three sons and one daughter, all of whom are de• ceased, elation. The truth of the matter, he said, was that the Corporation had hitherto been receiving £13,000 a year from this duty without making any adequate return ; and in consideration of this profit it had allowed a monopoly to grow up with respect to the corn market, which kept it in the hands of a tew traders. Ho denied that the measure was favourably regarded by the general body of corn dealers and others concerned, and held that the trade was not fairly represented by the monopolists referred to. The bill enacts that for every hundred weight of grain brought into the port of London there should be paid to the Mayor and Commonalty he sum of three-eighths of a penny, and this ta; is to be paid whether service be performed or not. It is provided that the grain shall be weighed i any one desires it, but it by no means specifies tha grain not weighed shall not be paid for. It pro vides that the weighing shall only be done by the `ellowship porters, but they shall be paid for what .hey do, not for what gran arrives, whether weighed or not, so that it is the Corporation who are confessedly to make a very unnecessary and uncalled-for profit. It may be urged on the part of the City that there is no reason why the Corpo. ration should abdicate its long-established rights becauee a law has been passed affecting the general system of computing grain throughout the country. But, on the other hand, it may be justly urged that the pre sent opportunity gives a favourable occasion for abolition of an ex-official tax which ought never to have been imposed, and on whose behalf no valid reason can be brought forward. It seems certainly somewhat unreasonable that vessels loaded with grain going on to another port should have to pay duty on it, although they may not unload any part of it within toe jurisdiction of the City. The Go- vernment have taken an impartial course, declining to pledge themselves to support the bill, but under taking that the corporation sticuld not be defeated on account of the late period of the session. Perhaps they think they havi, had enough to do with civic legislation. As the matter stands, however, the public will generally believe that, in Mr. GLAD• STONE'S words, " the fair presumption is against this sort of civic revenue," and until much clearer cause is shown in its favour, we trust our represen• naives will not submit to the maintenance of this unwarrantable toll for the benefit of a corporation which cannot certainly plead limited reeources or scanty revenue in its defence. The Archbishop of Canterbury, as visitor of All Souls' College, Oxford, has fixed Monday, the 27tu inst., at 11 a.m., for the hearing at Lambeth Palace of the appeal respecting the conduct of election to Fellowships in that College. Sir John Coleridge (who was one of the late University Commissioners) will sit as assessor to the visitor. Mr J D. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr C. C. Bowen, of the Western Circuit, will appear for the appellant. Fellows— Mr A. G. Watson, and the Rev. W. H Fremantle, The College will also be represented by counsel. HOMELY ROMANCE, FROM A REPORTER'S NOTE 800.-111 r Walls, the reporter at lqarlborough street Police - court, has for some time past been onefully jotting down the more extraordinary cases which have come before "his worship" during several years. He has thrown these notes "of the curiosities and eccentricities of life in the met:•cpolis" into a small volume, and it will be pub under the title of " London Life at the Police -courts." Many years ago, a Mr Wright issued a little book which was famous in its day—" Mornings in Bow-street." Cruikshank contributed some illustrations, and a third or fourth edition was attained. A sequel, however, under the title of " More Mornings in 1 33w-street,' ' broke the charm, and the little work lost for a time its popularity. Nowadays, it is much sought after by collectors of Cruikshankiana.— London _Review. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S 1 7 UNERAL.—A cor respondent sends us the following little account of Hawthorne 's funeral !—" Hawthorne died, when five days absent front home, in the same way that Thackeray died— found dead with a smile upon his face. A friend was with him. He had lived at Concord, and his funeral there was a beautiful one. The church was heaped with flowers, the music admirable, the grave dug in a sod literally alive with violets, under singing pines, and bordered with a wreath of white lilies. He was borne to the body's rest by a troop of literary friends of thers Atlantic Cl u b —Emerson and Long fellow walkin g fi ; Agassiz, Holmes, Lowell, &c., after wards. Fields carried his last unfinished manuscript in his hand. All the young women of the place brought wreaths, apple-blossoms, and all the promise of our spring, The day was lovely—the birds in full war bl e —the winds in choir. They say it seemed a festival of life rather than the ceremony 1 of death."— The Reader. BACON'S AMERICAN WAR :TAPS,—Two new maps of Richmond and the country 50 miles round it have just been published. They are both well and clearly executed, and will Jae feud very maul at the present moment. whose signal discomfiture did not occasion much regret. In many instances it is to the advantage of the public that such rights and privileges should be maintained intact, and anything that tends to neutralise or to counteract that spirit of centraliz ation which gives the first blow to public liberty and individual freedom is in itself beneficial. These old forms and customs, which now appear meaning less and cumbersome, have proved in sterner times the bulwarks of constitutional law, and have given a vantage grcnnd to men who were boldly resisting the encroecnments of despotic authority. So that, on the whole, the public looks with a kindly eye upon the forms and privileges of our good citizens, paying a sort of deference to the jealous guarding of its rights, and seldom counte nancing any active measures for the despoiling or ' curtailing of so formidable apart of the community. The City is no longer looked upon with effected contempt or professed dislike by would-be fashion able or distinguished assemblies. In our matter• of-fact and business times things are very different, and the general tendency is rather unduly to elevate the world of money making than unjustly to depre ciate its importance. Still questions are sometimes raised in which the privileges of the City clash so evidently with the public interests that a different result is visible, and we should not be surprised if Mr. CRAWFORD'S Bill, which came on for discussion last Thursday, had to undergo material alterations before it be read a third time. The bill referred to the right Which the Corporation have hitherto possessed of measuring all the grain brought into the port of London, and of claiming all emoluments and profits resulting from that office. Owing to the recent Customs and Inland Revenue Act, the duties on grain will henceforward be levied by weight and not by measure; and in order to preserve their pro fitable privilege under this change of circumstances the Weight of Grain (Port of London) Bill has been laid before the House. Mr. CRAWFORD, in moving the second reading, dwelt much upon the immemorial right of the Corporation to the fulfil ment of this function, and remarked that by cer tain proposed alterations the City would lose some 1:5,000 a year, and pointed out several reasons for the adoption of the measure. The hon. member failed to show, however, by what reason the Cor poration were entitled to the maintenance of a privilege affecting the public interests, and calling upon them for partial and irregular fulfilment of the duties specified. It is one thing to uphold the rights of the City to manage its own affairs and to stand upon points of order and questions of pre cedence, and another to submit to all those com fortable little arrangements by which the public purse is made to contribute to the City exchequer. Mr. AYRTON, who was somewhat severe upon the Corporation generally, maintained that the measure ought really t) be considered a private bill, since its object was to gain a private advantage for the Corporation of London, and in principle there was really no difference between it and a bill promoted by a railway company or any other trading esso LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. (Per the Australasian.) The royal mail steamship Australasian, from New York on the 15th inst , arrived at Queenstown at 8 . 4.5 a.m. She brings 120 passengers and 584,981 dols. in specie. She landed 122 sacks of mails and 17 passengers, and proceeded tit 9.10 a.m. All well. NEW YORK, JUNE 14 (Evening). General Sheridan's cavalry have left for a raid towards Charlottesville and Lynchburg. On Thursday General Sherman was marching by the roads to Ken esaw. General Johnston is in line alone the hills from Kenesaw to Lost Mountain. On Saturday Sher man's lines were within 500 yards of the enemy, but no fighting occurred. Dick Taylor's forces were marching from Louisiana to reinforce John ston. On the 10th General gorgan attacked Frank• fort, but was unable to eipture the fort. On the following day he captured Cynthiana with two Federal regiments. Burbidge reports that on Sunday he defeated Morgan at Cynthiana wish a loss of 600 killed and wounded. He recapture) 100 prisoners, and took 1,000 hortea. Morgan's forces retreated in a demoralised condition. Morgan has serionsl3 damaged the IC.‘mtucky Central Railroad. The Federal expedition under Sturgiss, whi c h an's rear, was defeated by left Forrest lllem a p t h Memphis u in nt S ow ile n7Tennessee, with loss of his artillery and many prisoners. Sturgiss was killed. The Confederate batteries at Columbia, on the Mississippi, have been dispersed. Southern papers report the recent arrival of several steamers at Charleston. The House of Representatives has passed a bill forbidding time btrgaias in gold and exchange, and forbidding their neptiation in public places. It is rumoured that Secretery Chase has received and will accept an offer of a loan from Germany. The steamer Isabel has been captured. NEW YORK, JUNE 15 (Morning General Grant reports that on Monday last an important movement was in successful progress. He has changed his base from White House to the James River, and is reported to be moving to post his army on the south bank. Heavy firing Was heard on Monday near Bottom's Bridge. General Butler's forces made a demonstration against Petersbui,l. After carrying ,the outer work, he withdrew to his former position. NEW YORK, JUNE 15 (Evening). General Hunter has formed a junction with Crook at Averill, near Stanton. General Morgan has been defeated at Cynthiana, Kentucky. The delay in General Sherman's advance on Atlanta has been unfavourably received by the public. General Sturgiss has been badly defeated by Forrest at Grantown, Tennessee. ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN IN MEXICO. VERA CRUZ, MAY 29. The Emperor and Empress Maximilian arrived here yesterday, and left immediately for Mexico city. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (Per the Australasian.) NEW YORK, TUNE 14 (Evening). Money easy. Gold opened at 931 on Monday, advancing since to 96'4. Exchange on London, 217; on Paris, 2.623 to 2.60. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 132. Illinois shares, 1291 ; Erie, 111 Z-; 6 per Cent. United States Bonds, 5.20'5, 1053, Cotton advancing. Middling Upland, 127 to 128. Flour quiet. Wheat advancing. Corn i tending downwards. Provisions rising. Coffee inactive. Sugar steady. Molasses very firm. Petroleum, crude, 45 ; refined, 66c. NEW YORK, JUNE 15 (Morning). Money easy. Gold, 97-3- premium. Exchange on Londcn, 217; on Paris, 2.623. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 132. Illinois shares, 1293 ; Erie, 112-1 5.20; Bonds, 1051. THE CONFERENCE. FRANKFORT-ON-THE -MAINE, JUNE 25. stiolf the Conference the Great i be prepared to treat upon 6.e l r n m t a la n i s p d o a w y e ' r a s e w i t D i g they have proposed, and to two months. c th on e e l l i u n d e e of demarcation anarmisticefor Should Denmark accept these terms peace may e preserved. ........ THE DUKE OF 4UGUSTENBURG. HEIDE, JUNE 25. The Duke of Augastenburg, at a banquet given in his honour the day before yesterday, said : " I rejoice to be the first Germanic Prince of and shall in future adopt no Schleswig-Holstein, separatist interests. The Prince and the people are ready to make any sactifice to their liberators, which rally contribute to the welfare of Qeimany." FRANCE. 1 „ 1 BOURSE, June 24—The market continues in the same dull and feeble state, and the arrival of the Egiish funds with a decline has tended to increase UN heaviness. Threes, for the Account, are now at 65fr. 65c. Mobilier has again receded, and are last quoted at 1,017 f. 60c. Railway Shares have been offered, and are generally quoted lower. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cents 93 10 j Italian L0an...... 69 35 Do. end month — Do. end month.... 69 55 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 76 N ew Mexican .... 55 Credit M0bi1ier....1022 50 Russian ........ '— Do. end mcnth 1017 60 Austrian ........ 82 Bank Shares ...... 3365 Spanish Threes.... 61 Credit F outer ....1235 Home Debt .. — Roman .. 743 Deferred ........ HAIL AYArd. .. ABc7c 986 25 Lyons and Mediterranean so uni. Orleans , ... i 360 -- " 815 Northern New ditto Southern Western 460 —.495 988723 Cash. 75 60 . .. . Eastern - Sardinian 405361 — 25 e is . 403 362 7 5 5 0 Austrian Lombard . - .. 518 75 North of Spain . 4,27 50 .. 432 50 Saragossa,. , 560 25 .. 565 Ditto to Barcelona - e . 255 NEW DOCKS ON THE TYNE.—On. Thursday the River Tyno Commissioners laid the foundation stone of the third cock for the shipment of coals on that river. The docks now at work are the Tyne Dock, belong ing to the North-Eastern Railway, and the Northumber land Dock, belonging to the commissioners. The Tyne mouth Dock, about to be built, the foundation stone of which was laid on Thursday, will be situated at the low light on the north side of Shields harbour, near to the sea. It is intended for the shipment of the Northum,berland steam coal aboard of vessels of large tonnage, which are greatly on the increase. It will enclose 41 acres of water space, and will have 28 feet water in the sill. At ten o'clock a long procession, consisting of the River Tyne Commis sioners, the four corporations on the Tyne, the foreign con suls, the Chambers of Commerce, the merchants and ship owners of North Shields, and the seamen and members of the friendly societies belonging to the port, proceeded to the site of the dock, when the foundation stone was laid by Mr. Joseph Cowen, jun., the chairman of River Tyne Com missioners. Preparations had been made for great out door rejoicings, but a wet day spoiled thew all,--,Lfeas mercury. MR. KUHE'S CONCERT, As one of the most gifted and rarely acoom. plished of living pianists, Mr. Kuhe is certain every successive season of collecting together a very large and brilliant attendance whenever one of his Re. citals of Classical and Modern Pianoforte Music is announced. It was so—as usual—on Thursday afternoon at the Hanover .sqaare Rooms, where a numerous and evidently a thoroughly appreciative audience attested his popularity, and by so attesting, it proved to demonstration their own taste. Know ing, as we all do, that Liszt has withdrawn him self into a monastery, almost as finally as his favourite pupil Herr Hermann (now a Car. melite monk out at Kensington), and remem bering also that Thalberg has closed his professional career by formally bidding us Farewell—we can hardly make too much of an artist so eminently distinguished (at once as a composer and as a performer) as Wilhelm Kuhe—the worthy rival (these words of themselves being a panegyric) the worthy rival of Halle. Any more exquisite delicacy of touch than Mr.Kuhe's, one could, not only hardly wish for, but hard 4 imagine. Yet—combined with this most clldi ming delicacy there fall on the ear at inter-gals, as we listen to his playing, tones so fire:., so massive, so sonorous, that one thin ks in.'dtinctively, upon the ins tant, of those sounds Leigh Hunt speaks of, in his wonderful little Poem on Paganini, as having been drawn at ',lmes, from the fiddle, by that Wizard of the ' Bow —sounds " like the built organ I" At other moments, again, Mr. Kube makes the piano, before which he is seated, sing under his emotional fingers ! The performances at Thursday's Recital were—to ourselves certainly—a treat: the cordiality of the applause which greeted them seeming plainly enough to indicate that they were a treat also to the audience generally. Three among our moat popular concert singers took part with Mr. Kuhe in affording entertainment to those who had assembled together especially in his honour. The soprano, among these three well-known colla borateurs, being Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, the contralto, Madame Sainton-Dolby, and the tenor, Herr Reichardt. At this mention of the name of Herr Reichardt we would speak at once of the cordial plaudits and instant encore won by him in his simple but charming delivery of his own plaintive little song, "A Tear." It was a success. Madame Sainton-Dolby appeared to be suffering from the after effects of a severe cold, singing very effectively, nevertheless, in spite of this—more particularly in Engel's romanza of " Irene." Madame Lemmena-Sherrington's happiest achieve ment on Thursday, was in her rendering of the riant, coquettish Air des Bijoux from the" Faust" of Gounod. As for Herr Kube himself he cer tainly had, as he ought to have had, as we could only have wished him to have, the lion's share of the responsibility of entertaining his friends and admirers on Thursday. To say nothing of the er cares his performances every now and then drew upon his own head—for the which pee nalty he has, of course, only to thank himself!--there were no less than eight distinct " recitals" set down for him in the programme. Twice only he indulged the audience with pieces of his own composition--once at the close of the con- cert with a brilliant Fantasia on Irish airs, the first (and we may confidently add not by any means the last) time of its performance. Upon the other aced- sion on which he was Hi own interpreter, Kuhe's marvellous " Song without Words," the Barpe Eolienne, wzs followed by Kuhe's Etudes de Con- cert. Otherwise his performances were devoted to admirably well selected compositions by Beethoven, Meodulssoho, Liszt, Chopin, Thalberg, Scsrlatti, and Blumenthal. Mr. Kuhe's rendering of Litzt's brilliant Valse from " Faust" was a really marvellous performance—his refined and dazzling execution of Les Ades, by Blamenthal,Tousing eves the fashionable audience who were listening to it to something very much like enthusiasm. Mr. Bane. diet was, as ho evor is, welcome as the accom panyist to the vccalists, or, speaking of him technically, as the Conductor. A Charming Tribute to Shakspere. From a long poetical effusion entitled " Invocation April 23, WI)," published in extenso in the Queen of to ! day, we ere tempted to make these fragmentary extracts. The Editor of the Queen, in giving insertion to this anony mous poem, remarks:—" We regret that so admirable a composition as this should have reached our hands so long after the date when its appearance would have been most appropriate; but it is never too late for a really excellent piece of poetry to appear in a public dress, and so we gladly give it insertion. As regards its authorship, we can only mention that it is by a Lancashire lady, and was written at first only for the perusal of private friends. In an age of mediocre versification and competition prize poems, to meet with such a performance as this is truly refreshing." And affording testimony that these words of praise are in truth deserved—take the subjoined passages, having particular regard to the words italicised : Well didst thou love thy England, and thy soul Which swept the darkest realms of thought unscared, And saw beneath th' Egyptian's tawny breast, The Roman's antique mail, the common heart, The common passions working out their doom, Came back in peace to this beloved soil, And found the tranquil setting of thy days Amidst those simple fields, these tangled lanes Curtained by hedge-row elms, where Robin pipes His latest warblings to the golden eve. ken didst thou walk all careless of thy fame, With calm gaze open to the universe; Here didst thou die Death closed thy glorious eyes, And broke the rratchlesa mirror of the world. • Brother for though the vastness of thy soul That soared at level with the heights of woe, And giant passions of the antique world, And heard the subtlest music of the spheres, Might sink our smaller souls in barren awe, Yet with thy greatness breathes a quickening grac e — S weet human sympathy that burns for all. No cloud-lost dreamer thou, strutting above The daily needs and daily griefs of man, For, with the blinding splendours of thy g:fts, Thou wondrous blossom of the northern race, Are knit the solid attributes that make The greatness of the Anglo-Saxon blood ; The love of liberty, the love of home, the hankering for the quiet of the fields, The noble moderation of a strength Proved beyond proof, returning on itself, The patriot's pride, the fixed and steady mind, So earnest in the business of its day. Thus true to thy vocation of the stage, Wert thou who mightst have worn the epic robe With lofty grace as Homer, or have met Plato himself upon his heights sublime, Or purest Socrates, thou who didst pluck His croun of roses from Anacreon, A playwright to the end Who mourns it here ? Playwright, 'tis true ; but what a playwright ours Wit, poet, sage, historian, all in one, Who left in many a fair melodious line, That smoothly passed the tyrant's jealous ear, A germ of thought, a dragon's fang of truth ; Which sprang in riper days an armed man, — Whose eye was keen for folly, but whose heart Was warm with love of God and humankind. * * King I for by all the glory of thy brow, Thy crown of deathless fame, thy staff of power, By every attribute of right and might, Most surely, Shakspere, thou art King of men ! In days of yore, monarchs, to show their wealth, Flung silver in the streets, and sent the wine Red foaming through the common water ways : Coarse shifts were these, methinks, to prove their worth, Small deeds to 'stablish greatness among men. Eut thou hast flung thy gold to every wind, And slaked the thirst of ages with thy wine, Yet is thy store no less; the growing age, With all appliances of skill and thought, Hath not yet gauged the fulness of thy depth. Gam' sang this afternoon, in St. James's Hall, at Ciabatta's concert. A PREMIER'S WAR DANCE !—So at least we venture to head the following comment by the Queen of to-day upon the fact that on Wednesday evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales dined at the house of Lord Palmerston, and the entertain ment was concluded by a dancing party. Their royal highnesses were received at the door of Cambridge House by the host, whose infirmities incapacitate him from appear ing in the House of Commons to answer questions relative to important affairs of State, and " the festivities were pro longed to an early hour of the morning." That very day the Conference on the Danish tragedy had, in fact, broken up in confusion, and th e r e i s n o w but tho Queen's indivi dual will between this cmntry and a war with Germany— s war which can only end in handing over the Sound to the domination of Russia. What is Nero fiddling over the of Rune to this dance at Cambridge douse The Temple Gardens in 1864. About two or three years ago Mr Charles Dickens and a number of other kindhearted gentlemen endeavoured to complete a plan, having for its object the providing play grounds, &e., for the pent up children of the metropolis , but notwithstanding the utmost exertion the praiseworthy scheme failed, and since then the idea has been suffered to slumber. Happily, however, the Benchers of the Tempt have given a thought t o th e con di t i on o f the children la the close and confined courts in and about Fleet street; and feeling the necessity of some ope n space Ling set apart for their enjoyment during the summer evenings of the present year, they ha y° generously given directions that the beautiful gardens of the Temple should be thrown open to all comers, between the ages of five and twelve, for two hours every evening , namely, from six until eight. The most ardent stickler for peace and quietness, we think, could hardly With stand feeling a thrill of pleasure whilst witnessing the scene the gardens have presented during th e evenings of the past week. True, it was not of the description it bore when dear old " Noll Goldy" and 1 119 friend Dr Samuel Johnson, surrounded by their companions , used to sit under the shade of the old sycamore tree, the remains of which are still in existence, and which grew on what was then the margin of the river; nor would it bear comparison with what it must have presented when the immortal Shakspere selected it as the scene of a portion of one of his imperishable plays, but, nevertheless, it was one calculated to excite the most pleasureable feelings. A t six o'clock the gates were open, and within 35 minutes upwards of two thousand children of the ages we hav e mentioned were to be seen rolling and rollicking on the grass, perfectly wild with delight. Within an hour the numbers increased to over three thousand, and the j o yous shouts of glee and pleasure that arose from their tiny throats whilst engaged at " Kiss in the Ring," " Hunt the Slip per," and the never-dying " Sally, Sally Water," must have amply repaid every gentleman, had he been present, that had given an assenting voice to the benevolent and generous prop :sal. There appeared, however, in the midst of the hilarious excitement, to be something yet wanting to complete the joy of the occasion, but the rush to the gar. , dener's water tub as he was proceeding with it across the lawn at once showed what that want was. The little urchins had become parched and thirsty with their enjoy ment, they laid such irresistible siege to the above mentioned vessel that the gardener good humouredly surrendered the barrel to them, and, having given a cheer to com memorate the victory, many of thew almost plunged head foremost into the water tub to satisfy their burning thirst. What shouts, what calls for Tom, Harry, SOY, and Jane to share in the pleasures of the conquest The only thing, therefore, that appeared to us to be wanting to complete the pleasure the generous banchors have con • ferred on the grateful little children is a drinking fountain, and we feel satisfied, when this want is known, the trifling outlay for such a purpose will not be grudged by those who have been benevolent enough to invite the poor things to pass their summer evenings in the Temple-gardens. .At eight o'clock the bell was rung for closing, and, with the utmost order, the children quitted the scene of pleasure, so that within ten minutes the place resumed its wonted quiet and serene aspect, not one of the children having injured a single flower, although hundreds of them were growing carelessly on the edges of the gravel waiks. Wholesale and Disgraceful Poisoning of Foxes in Lord Middleton's Hunt, We are sorry to state that since we, a fortnight ago, felt ourselves called upon to make some remarks on the disgrace ful destruction of foxes in some of the Boynton coverts, in the East Riding, a wholesale and most shameful destruc tion of them by wilful poisoning has taken place in the neighbourhood of Stockton-onsthe-Forest ; the destruction I in fact, has been to such an extent, and so complete, that we fear there can be no chance of sport during the nea t season through a very extensive district of several of the most favourite coverts in this hunt; and truly sorry are we to have to record that there are any individuals (though they are but few) within the limits of his lordship's hunt who can be guilty of such base and mean transactions, in a country which is hunted in the splendid style in which Lord Middleton's is. 'We are glad to hear that the perpetrators and instigators of these mean acts are perfectly well known in the district in which this has taken place ; but as we hear that it is intended that a public meeting should shortly be held of gentlemen interested in Lord Muld leton's and the York and Ainsty Hunts, for the purpose of making strict inquiries, and taking such further steps as m ay be deemed desirable, we shall forbear making further CO!e" merit till such investigation has taken place, when we shall not hesitate, if needs be, to hold up to the contempt theY deserve, the mean perpetrators of such base and cruel acts. At present m e briefly note a few of the facts which have occurred :—Since the hunting season five old foxes have been picked up by ono man in Strensall-common and in the adjoining plantation by Stockton Mill—all of which were poisoned. A fine litter of cubs has been destroyed is Buttercrambe Moor. The vixen was found dead on the Sand-Hutton side of Buttercrambe Moor, and on chemical examination was found to be poisoned, the cubs having lost the support of the vixen were found cruelly starved to death in the earth. Another fine litter has been destroys ( ' in Bossall Wood, in a precisely similar manner, with the exception, that in this instance, the vixen had not been found, though no reasonable doubt can exist that she has shared a similar fate to the former one. A third litter of cubs was found near the Lobster House in a ditch, in which half of them were drowned, being lost, without doubt, in conse quence of the untimely destruction of the vixen. A remark • ably fine fox was lately found in a field between Upper Helmsley and Sand Hutton, which had been destroyed by No. b shot. A valuable sheep dog belonging to Mr John Lawson, a farmer at Hazel Bush, which had been following his master on his farm, near to Sand Hutton plantation, picked up some poisoned meat there, and died in agonies within an hour. Another fine sheep dog, belonging to Mr Wood, a farmer, on Sand Hutton Common, while with his master going his rounds, pic ked up some poisoned meat, and died in the field be fore he c ould be got home. As tounding and appears, we have now b e f ore us, while we write, addresses of eight respecta bl e f arme rs in this e as namesdistrict it whose dogs, chi e fl y valuable sheep dogs , th have been cruelty destroyed within the last few weeks by poison laid for foxes. The facts are so notorious, and the perpetrators are so well known in the district in which this has taken place, that it is hardly necessary for us to remark that no blame whatever attaches to the men employed by the Duke of Sutherland, in whose plantation several of the poisoned foxes were found, as they have always done every thing in their power for the preservation of foxes ; nor of course to the liberal and popular owner of those far-famed coverts, Buttercrambe Moor and Bossall Wood, than whom no gentleman in Yorkshire is more truly anxious that his coverts should always hold good foxes, but whose endea vours are thus frustrated through the mean acts of some Of his neighbours. 'We aro equally certain that the acts of vulpicidism to which we have previously given publicity as having occurred in the Boynton coverts, are viewed by the worthy owner of the estate with the greatest disgust, and the authors of the mischief would assuredly reap condem nation if detected. We are sorry that in the East Riding,' the reward offered by Morgan has not led to their exposure, but we trust this will yet be effected. 'We may now more particularly recapitulate the extent of the mischief there done. Four poisoned foxes were found in the Fishpond Wood, and five in the Sands Wood, on the Boynton estate, and since then two others have also been found. These were seen by Morgan, who found them poisoned. Alta Hudson, the gentleman who rents the shooting, will aid, wo are certain, in trying to unveil the unprincipled fellows who are thus depriving the gentlemen cf a legitimate source of sport, Next season Lord. Middleton intended to h unt six days a week. The serious consequences of this whole sale destruction of foxes must therefore be apparent to every one. We call upon the farmers, as a body of upright amteonra, to use every means to unmask and expose the P of this villaP Y.— J l4 'iWn . 31,18 CUM erpetr